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Karachi, Pakistan: Women march for autonomy, gendered equality, resistance

Karachi, Pakistan’s port city marched and marched with slogans like #MeraJismMeriMarzi #Azaadi #AuratMarchKarachi #AuratMarch for women’s dignity, autonomy and voice

In defense of the arrest of Bangladeshi imam who issued a fatwa against women working on farms

Time to get rid of archaic cultural practices  We need...

Enforced Disappearances to the Fore: Bangladesh

The issue of enforced disappearances, after having vanished from...

How Dyal Singh College Became Vande Mataram College!

All hell was let loose on the evening of November...

The case for a uniform civil code in Bangladesh

A uniform civil code is the bedrock of any...

Rohingya repatriation: Joint working group formed, repatriation process to begin by January 23

In the signed terms of references, the Rohingya refugees...

Myanmar and Bangladesh strike a shameful deal on Rohingya refugees

Returning Rohingya people to the hands of their persecutors...

Bangladesh: Justice hard to come by for victims of sexual violence

On average, a victim has to wait at least...

The geo-politics of the Rohingya crisis

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